USAID Building
Capacity for African Agricultural Transformation (Africa Lead II) Project
Scope of Work
Title: Events Manager
Location: Nairobi, Kenya (with in-country and
periodic international travel)
Background: The USAID Building Capacity for African Agricultural
Transformation (Africa Lead II) Project is a five-year effort to support and
advance the agricultural transformation in Africa as proposed by the African
Union Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Program (CAADP), while
simultaneously contributing to the Feed the Future goals of reduced hunger and
poverty, by building the capacity of men and women African leaders,
institutions and stakeholders to develop, lead, and manage the structures
needed for the transformation process.
This
project has three components:
- The
establishment of institutional/organizational architecture to lead African
agriculture transformation at the national and regional levels, operating
at the highest level of effectiveness;
- The
operationalization of capacity to manage policy change and alignment
process; and
- The
effective participation and leading when necessary, of Non-State Actors
(NSAs) in the CAADP process.
Responsibilities: The Events Manager is
responsible for managing program events and ensuring deadlines and budgets are
adhered to.
He/She is also responsible
for advising and managing all logistics arrangements essential to the
successful operation of the Africa LEAD II program(East and Southern Africa),
ensuring efficient and transparent logistics processes.
SOW overview:
- Coordinate
planning of events ensuring the annual event schedule is well coordinated
and planned.
- Researching
markets to identify opportunities for events.
- Assist
in preparation of budgets for events.
- Coordinate
with team members to set up venues and help finalize logistics for events.
- Coordination
of logistics arrangements between project departments and vendors during
an event.
- Manage
staff responsible for event coordination activities.
- Coordinate
the creation of planning tools for successful events and analyze events
performance by preparing metrics presentations.
- Giving
final approval for items such as menus in consultation with the senior
Management.
- Provide
on-going logistical support to project activities in East and Southern
Africa.
- Manage
logistics for all training courses, workshops, and other activities in
coordination with team members in East and Southern Africa.
- Ensure
that staff and consultants in field locations receive program resources in
a timely manner.
- Attend
regular review meetings with staff to ensure effective communication and
planning.
- Ensure
adherence to both donor & program regulations.
- Supervise
the Logistics team.
Supervision: The Event Manager will
report to the Finance and Operations Director, and will collaborate closely
with other members of the Senior Management Team.
Qualifications, Background and Experience
- Master’s
in business, finance or related field
- Minimum
of 3-5 years of experience in finance, logistics, and procurement with
international NGOs
- Experience
working on USAID-funded projects and familiarity with USAID procurement
guidelines.
- Excellent
computer skills (email, Microsoft Word, Excel)
- Ability
to multitask
- English
language fluency
- Effective
interpersonal skills
- Excellent
written and oral communication skills
- Ready
to work under pressure and beyond working hours as may be required
If you believe you qualify for this job, kindly submit your CV
and current/expected salary to hrafricalead@dai.com
Only qualified candidates will be contacted.